Former Austin County Tax Collector Arrested
Style Magazine Newswire | 1/20/2017, 8:16 a.m.
Marcus Pena
Source:KWHI.com
The former Tax Assessor-Collector for Austin County has been charged with theft. 39-year old Marcus Pena, 39, was arrested this (Tuesday) morning on a charge of first-degree felony theft by a public servant. Pena lost his reelection bid in 2016. County officials discovered discrepancies in the office funds when the new assessor-collector took office. District Attorney Travis Koehn notified the Texas Rangers, who led the investigation, while the Austin County Sheriff’s Office assisted. Pena was booked this week and his bond was set at $500,000.00.
